$100,000 Evian U.S. Open
June 15 - 16, 1996
(2) Barbra Fontana/Linda Hanley
 
Barbra Fontana
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 8, 1965 (58 yrs old)
Home Town: Manhattan Beach, CA
Resides: Manhattan Beach, CA
Height: 5'6"
College(s): Stanford
Seasons: 21
Tournaments: 293
Career Wins: 20
Career WPVA Wins: 9
Career Winnings: $1,005,704.50
Linda Robertson Hanley
Photo: AVP
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 8, 1960 (63 yrs old)
Home Town: Laguna Beach, CA
Resides: Pacific Palisades, CA
Height: 5'9"
College(s): UCLA
Seasons: 25
Tournaments: 217
Career Wins: 46
Career WPVA Wins: 8
Career Winnings: $499,197.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB172104441100 US$167,900.00
WPVA264962311000 $211,765.00
Overall4361066752100 US$379,665.00
Previous Ocean City Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
AVP 1993 Did not play Angela Rock - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
WPVA 5/31-6/2/1996 Austin Open 2 3 64 $5,000.00
WPVA 5/18-19/1996 San Diego Open 4 2 72 $7,000.00
WPVA 5/3-5/1996 Hermosa Beach Open 4 1 80 $11,000.00
WPVA 4/27-28/1996 Beach Volley '96 4 3 64 $5,700.00
FIVB 4/10-14/1996 Brazil Open 5 13 84 US$1,600.00
WPVA 4/5-7/1996 Deerfield Beach Open 3 5 48 $3,000.00
FIVB 2/28-3/3/1996 Brazil Open 7 20 US$6,000.00
WPVA 2/24-24/1996 Indoor Pro Beach Championships 3 3 0 $12,750.00
WPVA 2/3-3/1996 Indoor Pro Beach Championships 3 3 0 $4,250.00
FIVB 11/16-19/1995 Brazil Open 1 50 US$10,000.00
U.S. Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 6/15/1996 Winner 1 Sue Cunningham / Karen Hoyt (31) Won 15-1  
Sat, 6/15/1996 Winner 2 Monique Oliver / Valinda Roche (15) Won 15-2  
Sat, 6/15/1996 Winner 3 Gail Castro Kehl / Deb Richardson (7) Won 15-12  
Sat, 6/15/1996 Winner 4 Christine Podraza / Karrie Poppinga (6) Won 15-4  
Sat, 6/15/1996 Semi-Finals Holly McPeak / Nancy Reno (1) Won 15-10  
Sat, 6/15/1996 Gold Medal Janice Harrer / Gayle Stammer (8) Won 15-11  
Head to Head Results
Fontana/Hanley lead the series against the field 19-3
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 McPeak/Reno 1-0
6/15/96WPVAU.S. Open Semi-Finals Fontana/Hanley 2 McPeak/Reno 1 15-10  
Series tied with # 4 Masakayan/Rock 1-1
5/18/96WPVASan Diego Open Contender 6 Fontana/Hanley 4 Masakayan/Rock 3 15-3  
4/5/96WPVADeerfield Beach Open Winner 4 Masakayan/Rock 2 Fontana/Hanley 3 17-15  
Lead the series against # 5 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 2-1
5/31/96WPVAAustin Open Contender 6 Fontana/Hanley 2 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 5 15-0  
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Winner 3 Fontana/Hanley 4 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 5 15-13  
4/5/96WPVADeerfield Beach Open Contender 6 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 6 Fontana/Hanley 3 16-14  
Lead the series against # 6 Podraza/Poppinga 2-0
6/15/96WPVAU.S. Open Winner 4 Fontana/Hanley 2 Podraza/Poppinga 6 15-4  
5/31/96WPVAAustin Open Contender 5 Fontana/Hanley 2 Podraza/Poppinga 6 15-12  
Lead the series against # 7 Castro Kehl/Richardson 4-0
6/15/96WPVAU.S. Open Winner 3 Fontana/Hanley 2 Castro Kehl/Richardson 7 15-12  
5/18/96WPVASan Diego Open Winner 3 Fontana/Hanley 4 Castro Kehl/Richardson 5 15-3  
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Contender 6 Fontana/Hanley 4 Castro Kehl/Richardson 6 15-8  
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Contender 6 Fontana/Hanley 4 Castro Kehl/Richardson 6 15-7  
Series tied with # 8 Harrer/Stammer 1-1
6/15/96WPVAU.S. Open Gold Medal Fontana/Hanley 2 Harrer/Stammer 8 15-11  
5/31/96WPVAAustin Open Winner 3 Harrer/Stammer 10 Fontana/Hanley 2 17-15  
Lead the series against # 9 O'Hara/Wood 1-0
5/31/96WPVAAustin Open Contender 4 Fontana/Hanley 2 O'Hara/Wood 8 15-3  
Lead the series against # 11 Andersson/Keller 2-0
5/18/96WPVASan Diego Open Winner 2 Fontana/Hanley 4 Andersson/Keller 13 15-0  
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Winner 3 Fontana/Hanley 4 Andersson/Keller 12 15-5  
Lead the series against # 13 Campbell/McSorley 1-0
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Winner 2 Fontana/Hanley 4 Campbell/McSorley 13 15-0  
Lead the series against # 14 Evans-Lund/Galli 1-0
5/31/96WPVAAustin Open Winner 2 Fontana/Hanley 2 Evans-Lund/Galli 15 15-6  
Lead the series against # 15 Oliver/Roche 1-0
6/15/96WPVAU.S. Open Winner 2 Fontana/Hanley 2 Oliver/Roche 15 15-2  
Lead the series against # 28 McGarr/Meador 1-0
5/31/96WPVAAustin Open Winner 1 Fontana/Hanley 2 McGarr/Meador 31 15-2  
Lead the series against # 31 Cunningham/Hoyt 1-0
6/15/96WPVAU.S. Open Winner 1 Fontana/Hanley 2 Cunningham/Hoyt 31 15-1